PVAC
Plymouth Visual Arts Consortium (PVAC) is an association of individuals and organisations brought together by a shared vision for the visual arts in Plymouth (UK). It was formed with the objective of supporting development across the city, generating increased resources and improved infrastructure, and to promote visual arts activities. PVAC provides a platform for information exchange, acts as a public interface, and works in collaboration with other cultural, business and governmental organisations.
PVAC aims to:
- consolidate and encourage the development of visual arts across the city
- support and raise aspirations for artists and audiences
- lobby and promote visual arts in the city, locally, nationally and internationally
- provide a public interface and information portal on visual arts activities
- foster collaborations on major initiatives across the city
- contribute to other networks, research, and development of visual arts practice
PVAC works in collaboration with other cultural, business and governmental organisations currently including Arts Council England South West and Plymouth City Council.
The PVAC partners are:
Groundwork Trust (Ray White)
i-DAT Centre of Expertise, University of Plymouth (Mike Phillips)
KURATOR, University of Plymouth (Dr. Joasia Krysa)
Plymouth Arts Centre (Paula Orrell and Ian Hutchinson)
Plymouth College of Art (Hannah Jones)
Plymouth Museum and Art Gallery (Judith Robinson)
Peninsula Arts Gallery, University of Plymouth (Sarah Chapman)
Zest: Arts for Heath (Trystan Hawkins)
